Blood Transfusion Center, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis Dragana Campus, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
School of Social Sciences, The Hellenic Open University, 26335 Patra, Greece.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 19;19(9):4963. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19094963.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for the last two years and it has affected our society and, amongst other things, has had a negative impact on blood donation, which has led to a significant reduction in blood supplies worldwide. The imposed restrictions in terms of physical presence and transportation, and the fear of the unknown, have aggravated the situation. In Greece, after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, the blood supplies at the blood transfusion units (BTUs) were dramatically reduced. Although the blood transfusions were lessened during the COVID-19 pandemic period, the blood stocks at all the BTUs of the country were also reduced.
过去两年中一直存在着 COVID-19 大流行,它影响了我们的社会,并且对献血产生了负面影响,导致全球血液供应显著减少。由于物理存在和交通方面的限制以及对未知事物的恐惧,情况进一步恶化。在希腊,报告首例 COVID-19 病例后,各输血单位的血液供应急剧减少。尽管 COVID-19 大流行期间减少了输血,但该国所有输血单位的血液库存也减少了。